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#255BEC

#255bec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255bec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.69% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.32% cyan, 61.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 223.72°, with 83.97% saturation and 53.53% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.28.

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Relative luminance0.1393

Complementary

  1. #255bec
  2. #ecb625

Split complementary

  1. #255bec
  2. #ec5325
  3. #beec25

Analogous

  1. #25beec
  2. #255bec
  3. #5325ec

Triadic

  1. #255bec
  2. #ec255b
  3. #5bec25

Tetradic

  1. #255bec
  2. #b625ec
  3. #ecb625
  4. #5bec25

Square

  1. #255bec
  2. #ec25be
  3. #ecb625
  4. #25ec53

Monochromatic

  1. #0a256e
  2. #103db5
  3. #255bec
  4. #6b90f2
  5. #b2c5f8

Shades

#255bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255bec
  2. #2152d4
  3. #1e49bd
  4. #1a40a5
  5. #16378e
  6. #132e76
  7. #0f245e
  8. #0b1b47
  9. #07122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255bec
  2. #3b6bee
  3. #517cf0
  4. #668cf2
  5. #7c9df4
  6. #92adf6
  7. #a8bdf7
  8. #becef9
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255bec
  2. #2e5fe1
  3. #3762d6
  4. #4066cc
  5. #496ac1
  6. #536eb6
  7. #5c71ab
  8. #6575a0
  9. #6e7996
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255bec {
  color: #255bec;
}
Background
.bg-255bec {
  background-color: #255bec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255bec {
  border: 2px solid #255bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 91 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 84% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255bec, #5325ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 91 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.40 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.41 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.67 #daa413 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255bec  rgb(37, 91, 236)  hsl(224, 84%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecb625  rgb(236, 182, 37)  hsl(44, 84%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ec255b  rgb(236, 37, 91)  hsl(344, 84%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5bec25  rgb(91, 236, 37)  hsl(104, 84%, 54%)  Neon Green